Adjustable display device.



R. HERMAN. ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPTV 24. IaII.

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R. HERMAN. ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 24| I9I7.

L29. 189. Patentd Jan. 7,1919.

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R. HERMAN. ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24| I9I7. L29@ Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

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REINHOLD HERMN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE DISLPLAY DEVICE.

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Specication of Letters Fatent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919i.

Application led. September 2a, 1917. Serial No. 192,930.

To all rwhom it may concern Be 1t known that 1, Reim-rom) HERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and- State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Adjustablel Display Devices, of which the fol- .lowing 1s a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements 1n adjustable display devices.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a holder for a plurality of display packages such as the well known cake and cracker boxes whereby the latter are readily positioned for extracting the contents thereof when it is desired to make a sale.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a display holder for boxes that possesses greatstrength and durability but is easy and inexpensive to manufacture while the same possesses expansive qualities and may be arranged in a plurality of separable sections orunits readily combined for accommodating' the number of boxes desired.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder or stand arranged with a bodily movable support for articlecontaining boxes, the said supports being slidably shiftably arranged for suitably positioning the boxes for opening the same and at which times the support is in a retained inclined forward position.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood. the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims. i

inthe drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several. views Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe device showing the lower tray thereof provided with display boxes, l

lFig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, empty and partly broken away,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a partition rail provided for the trays,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a side rail of a tray,A y y y --*1`ig. 5- is ajperspectiveview` of an end portion of one of the side sections of the base of the device, parts beingbroken away,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a portion of one of the trays with a box arranged therein and with parts broken away.

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse sectionall View taken through a side portion of the tray and the adjacent side bar of the frame, and

Figz is al longitudinal sectional view through a tray having a box positioned" therein, parts being broken away.

1t 'being understood that the device is arranged for holding a plurality of boxes containing commodities for vending, the forni.

of the device herein shown for purposes of illustration, arranges two boxes 10 of the common form of cracker boxes, arranged within 'one of three sup-porting trays 1l carried by the metal frame 12.

rlt`he frame 12 consists of a base 13 having opposite side sections 19 arranged with forwardly and rearwardly curved supporting legs 14 and 15 at the opposite ends thereof while channel bars 16 are secured between the pairs of front and rear legs arranged overlying beveled blocks 17 carried by the said legs. bolts 1S beine' provided for securing the channel bars to the blocks.

',lihe structure so far described forms a rectangular base with the channel bars 1S forming the front andfrear portions thereof andthe spanning members 2O of the side sections 19 forming the oppositel sides of the base. Corner posts Y 21 preferably formed of channel bars are arranged uprght attached adjacent the opposite ends of the side sections 1,9 by means of bolts 22 secured through the posts 21 and upright plates 23 carried by the opposite ends of the spanning members Q0. A rectangular frame 34 is arrangedat the top of the device secured to the upper free ends of the corner posts Q1.

The spanning members Q0 of the side sections 19 of the base are adapted for mount? points above the base 13 adapted for supporting superposed trays in a similar manner, `Each of the trays 11 is formed of the spaced side rails 25 having similar front and rear ends QG formed of channel bars fitting over inwardly projecting ears 27 arranged at the oppositev ends of the side rails 25 'and securedto'said ears by means of bolts28. A partition rail 29 is centrally provided for each tray 11 having a depending attaching plate`30 adjacent its opposite ends for en` gaging the inner sides of the ends26 of the trays and secured in position by means' of bolts 3l. The-partition rails 29haveV spaced longitudinal flanges 32 upon their upper sides as well as upturned end flanges 38, the latter lying flush with the outerfaces of the ends'26 while the cracker boxes 10 are seated Within the tray upon thel opposite kbase "flanges'34 of the partition rail 29 and upon the inner upper flange/S35 of thev side rails 25. A rectangular plate 36 isv arranged at each 'zend of each side rail 25 forming the'corners 'jf the trays when 'taken with theupstanding web' 37'eentrally arranged longitudinally of each ofthe side rails.

The' tray supports 20 are ,arranged with v"end pla'tes'BS similarl to the plates-23 and adapted forlitting .within the corner post 2l withthe members 20 secured'thereto by -bolts'BQ. yA rollera40 is journaled upon a boss/41 atV the rear outer corner of each of "ithe side rails 25 adapted for traveling upon *the adjacent inner. basevr flange'42 ofthe ad- Vvjacent supporting section 20 or'r20. whilh is 'of' the generaly form .of an I-beam. Grooved wheels 43 are journaled upon brackets 44 @depending from the supporting sections 20 "and 20', adjacent the forward ends thereof and arranged inwardly of the said sections, 'whereby'the dependingcentral rib .45V of. the 'adjacent' (side rail 25 of the trayy 11. is posi` "tioned thereon. Iny this manner it will be seen thatV the trays 11 .will be'fiee to slide ''inwardlytand outwardly ofthe frame l2 upontthejrear rollers fthe trays.'v and upon" the forward wheels 43 of the side sec- *tions-20 aiid 20l of .theframe A"Therrol'lers 40being adapted to travel upon the baselflangesi42uof the side sections '120,' 20 of the'frame 12 are limited intheir forward movement thereon .by means fof rvcurved stops 46 arranged between the top 4'and bottom flanges of thesaid sections at points slightly spaced from the front of the v)frame 12 and thereby permitting the trays 11' to kbe slidably moved forwardly by` pull- "ingupon ythe'handles 47 ofthe trays, the

*trays beingY prevented from removal from 'theframe bythe Vengagement of the rollers 40 with the stops Tlie'mounting ribs Vef" the side rails 25 are arranged with a )curved portion or.notch'48 spaced from the rarear-'ends ofthe side rai'lsa vvdistance sub- 'stantiallycequal to'that between the lstops46 the not'hes 48 an'dwheels 48 kof the 'side sections 20, 20 so that .upon the trays bein g withdrawn suii- Aciently to engage'the roller 40 with' Vstop 46, will engage the wheels 43 positioning the trays l1 in la .forwardly in- {clined arrangement with the boxes l0 readilyaccessiblezforgpiening thelids v.4 9 thereof.

the position of the entire device.

.clination when projected.

legs and a supporting `spanning The partition rails 29 are preferably arranged with longitudinal slots 50 between the ribs 32 thereof while the side rails 25 are longitudinally slotted as at 51 and the side members, 20, 20 as at 52 for the pur- 70 ose of lightness as well as alfordinfr am )le y of boxes are arrangtd for display purposes in compact arrangement and permitting ac- .fcessthereto whenever found desirable. It

will be understood'that a larger or smaller number of` trays 11 may be' accommodated in thefraine 12 by changing the nuniberzol.` pairs of supporting sides 20,`for instance by` providing a larger number of traysiwhen the `boxes 10 are of less height than that l.herein indicated. ,The device has the further expansibleffeature of being adapted for at-` tachment to an adjacent similar frame by means of the projecting ends 56' ofthe front and rear frame bars 16. It. will be understood that casters'57 are preferably arranged for the legs 14 and 15 for readily changing 'Whatl claim as new is l. -A display stand including a base formed l ofopposite side sections each arranged with .legs and a supporting spanning member,

transverse blocks carried by the said legs,

vforwardly and rearwardly positioned channely bars secured `over the said blocks, and a .tray slidably mounted .upon the said spanning members adapted for ,downward in- 2. "A displaystand including a baseformed .ofopposite side sections each arranged with member,

transverse blocks carried by the said legs.

forwardly and rearwardly positioned chan-l nelbarssecured overtlie said blocks, upright :plates carried by the opposite ends of the spanning members. corner posts for the Vdevice of channel bar formation secured upright tothe said plates` opposite sidemembers arranged between the said posts similar .to tliesaid spanning members` and travs anti-.frictionally mounted upon the said side members and spanning members adapted for projectingdownwardly of the device when .theatrays are in their open position.

:SQA displaystand comprisirg a baseliaving spanning side supportsof I-beani formation, wheels carried in journaled relation adjacent the forward ends of said supports,

Aa boxfholding trayformed with side-rails having depending `ribs mounted for travel upon the said wheels, rollers upon the said side rails mounted for travel uponthe lower Ainner .base langesnf thesaid .side supports, v

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stops upon the inner side of said supports spaced from the forward ends thereof between the top and bottom flanges of the supports arranged within the path of movement of the said rollers adapted for limiting the forward movement of the tray, the ribs of said side rails' having notches therein adapted for the reception of the said wheels when the rollers are in engagement with the said stops with the tray in its open forwardly inclined engagement,

4. A. display stand comprising a base having spanning side supports of I-beam formation, wheels carried in jouriialed relation adjacent the forward ends of said supports, a box-holding tray formed with side rails having depending ribs mounted for travel upon the said wheels, rollers upon the said side rails mounted for travel upon the lower inner base flanges of the said side supports, a partition rail for the tray having end plates lying 4flush with the front and rear sides of the tray and having opposite loottom flanges with spaced longitudinal upstanding ribs adjacent the inner ends of the flanges. the said side rails having inwardly projecting flanges in the same plane as the flanges of the partition rail adapted for the mounting receptionof boxes thereon he-l tween the said partition rail and side rails.

5. A display stand comprising a hase having spanning side supports of I-beam forination, wheels carried in journaled relation adjacent the forward ends of said supports, a box-holding trav formed with side walls having depending ribs mounted for travel upon the said Wheels, rollers upon the said side rails mounted for travel upon the lower inner base flanges of the said side supports, stops upon the inner side of said supports spaced from the forward ends thereof between the top` and bottom flanges of the supports arranged within the path of movement of the said rollers adapted for limiting the forward movement of the tray, the ribs of said side rails having notches therein adapted for the reception of the said wheels when the rollers are in engagement with the said tops with the tray in its open forwardly inclined engagement, a partition rail for the tray having end plates lying flush with the front and rear sides of the tray and having opposite bottom tlainges with spaced longitudinal upstanding ribs adjacent the inner ends of the flanges, the said side rails hav- .ing inwardly projecting flanges in the same plane as the flanges of the partition rail adapted for the mounting reception of boxes thereon between the said partition rail and side rails.

6. A tray comprising side rails having inwardly projecting longitudinal supporting flanges and `attaching ears at the ends of said flanges, channel bars secured over the said ears connecting the rails together in rectangular formation, a partition rail spanning said channel bars having depending end plates secured thereto with the bottom of the partition rail in the same plane as the said flanges of the side rails adapted for the supporting reception of boxes there- .on, upstanding end members upon the said partition rail and spaced ribs longitudinally arranged upon the bottoni of the partition rail between the said ends thereof.

7. A display stand including a frame having giooved rollers journaled thereon, a tray slidably mounted on said frame, said tray having depending side flanges `movable and guided in the grooves of said rollers to preventsidewise movement of the tray, said flanges being notched to receivefsaid rollers and thereby retain the tray inadownwardly inclined position when opened.

8. A display stand including a frame having rollers journaled thereon, and a tray slidably mounted on said frame. said tray including side members movable on said rollers, said side members being notched to receive said rollers and thereby retain the tray in a downwardly inclined position when open. e,

In testimony whereof I aliix niv signature.

BEINHOLD HERMAN.

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